- Tracey Temple
Tracey Temple (born
10 October 1962 ) was the diarysecretary of theDeputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ,John Prescott .The Prescott affair
On
26 April 2006 Prescott admitted to a two yearextra-marital affair between Temple and himself. On Saturday,29 April 2006 , Temple sold her story to the "Mail on Sunday" for over £250,000. In her interview she claimed that Mr Prescott "exploited power for his own sexual gratification" [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4958810.stm Prescott affair 'exploited power'] , BBC News, 29 April 2006] . She also hiredMax Clifford , apublicist .Temple appeared in a tearful video statement for the "Mail on Sunday" where she recounted, in extracts from an alleged diary, how her friendly relationship with the 'DPM' developed into a full-fledged affair at his office's Christmas party in 2002. The relationship was consummated on a number of occasions in many of the grace-and-favour residences associated with his post.
"We made love in John's office" she said, "we were very lucky we never got caught." "If I was wearing a skirt, he would slide his hand up my leg, under it. He used to stroke my back. She told the paper that on one occasion that Prescott "got frisky" in the Admiralty Boardroom - described as a government conference room. "I went in to take some notes and he touched my breasts and starting kissing me." [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=384690&in_page_id=1770 "We made love in John's office"] , Mail on Sunday, 30 April 2006]
In April 2002 Prescott surprised many observers by inviting Tracey to escort his wife Pauline to
Westminster Hall for theState Opening of Parliament and in October 2003 Prescott attended the national service of remembrance atSt Paul's Cathedral with his mistress to honour those British troops who had been killed at that stage of theIraq war . Temple claimed she and Prescott had sex after the service. She also claimed regular sexual encounters took place in his office with the door open while other civil servants worked outside. She also alleged that Prescott would often interrupt official business to engage in sexual banter.Aftermath
A boyfriend of Temple's, Barrie Williams, a lorry driver, was furious with her and Prescott and vented his anger by also going public and revealing further details of the affair. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4945170.stm Prescott admits affair with aide] , BBC News, 28 April 2006]
As a result of the publicity, Temple was put on
gardening leave for two months. On her return to work, Temple was sidelined with a low-key post at theUniversity of Westminster . [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2291781,00.html As Prescott takes over, ex-lover is banished to backwater] , Sunday Times, 30 July 2006]In January 2007, Temple was re-instated into her old department but not, however, reporting directly to the Deputy Prime Minister.Fact|date=November 2007
A TV comedy "Confessions of a Diary Secretary", based on the affair, was made by Daybreak Pictures and aired on
ITV1 on28 February 2007 .cite video
year = 2007
title = Confessions of a Diary Secretary
url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0939603/
accessdate = 2007-02-28
publisher = Daybreak Pictures
time= 1:22:10 ]ee also
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